US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said that a possible meeting between President Donald Trump and President Putin depends on how serious Russia is about ending the war in Ukraine. According to Marco Rubio, he also discussed the meeting of the presidents of the two countries during the meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on Tuesday in Saudi Arabia. According to the US Secretary of State, he told the Russian officials that the meeting between the presidents of the two countries cannot take place until we know what the meeting will be about.

In an interview with journalist Kathryn Herge, Marco Rubio said that he thinks that when the two presidents meet, it will be about what we can do to end the war in Ukraine. President Trump said on Tuesday that he might meet with President Putin at the end of this month. When the American Foreign Minister was questioned in this regard, he said that he did not know the time of President Trump’s meeting with his Russian counterpart.

Marco Rubio:

• He said that Russia should be asked whether the end of the war is a public demand, a private demand or something else.
• President Trump wants to know whether Russia is serious about ending the war in Ukraine.
• The way to test Russia on the end of the Ukraine war is to keep in touch with them.
• President Trump is very angry with President Zelensky.

According to him, President Trump wants to know whether Russia is serious about ending the war in Ukraine or not. Russia launched an offensive against Ukraine almost three years ago in February 2022, and the fighting between the two sides is still ongoing. The war has caused thousands of deaths, while large numbers of the population in Ukraine have been forced to relocate. The US Secretary of State said that the way to test Russia on ending the war in Ukraine is to contact it and ask it how serious it is about ending the war. If he is serious, his demands should be asked from Moscow. He said that Russia should be asked whether the end of the war is a public demand, a private demand or something else.

The US Secretary of State said that the only issue we have agreed with Russia is peace. What does Moscow offer in this context, what does it want to accept and is it serious about peace or not? According to him, he has not reached any conclusion immediately. Ukrainian and European allies have expressed concerns that they have been kept out of negotiations over President Trump’s efforts to end the war in Ukraine. However, Marco Rubio says that the US has contacted everyone.

Conclution

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio explained that the meeting between President Donald Trump and President Putin depends on how serious Russia is making efforts to end the war in Ukraine. He also discussed this meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov and said that the meeting cannot be held until it is clear what the purpose of this meeting will be. President Trump said he might meet with President Putin later this month, but Marco Rubio denied knowing the date or time of the meeting and said President Trump wanted to know how serious Russia was about ending the war.